Minnesota Public Radio Stories

• Griswold to leave MIA
  Minneapolis Institute of Arts Director William Griswold is leaving his position after less than two years on the job. Griswold is taking the helm at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, where he once worked as a curator.6:49 a.m.
• Rick Ray's search for "10 Questions for the Dalai Lama"
  Here's something to ponder: if you were given the chance to sit down and put 10 questions to the Dalai Lama, what would you ask? That's the challenge that confronted film maker Rick Ray. The resulting documentary opens this weekend in Minneapolis.6:53 a.m.
• Heffelfinger: 'Shame on them'
  Former Minnesota U.S. Attorney Thomas Heffelfinger is blasting officials in the Justice Department. His comments came in response to testimony from a former Justice Department official at a hearing of the House Judiciary Committee.7:20 a.m.
• Big change for farm bill is falling short of support
  The U.S. House Agricultural Committee is marking up the 2007 farm bill, and some members are pushing for big changes in farm policy. Rep. Collin Peterson, DFL-Minn., the chair of the committee, explains why he doesn't support major changes.7:25 a.m.
• Energy legislation hailed
  There's been a lot of grumbling about unattained goals and missed opportunities this legislative session. But energy policy appears to be an exception.7:50 a.m.
• State officials say development is crowding hunting land
  Officials with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources are concerned that development is crowding land that's been set aside for hunting.7:55 a.m.
• Get ready for summer arts events
  A guide to getting culture while getting a tan.8:25 a.m.

National Public Radio Stories

• Truce Holds in Lebanon; Ordeal Hard on Refugees
  A truce between Lebanon's army and Islamist militants is mostly holding at a Palestinian refugee camp outside Tripoli, Lebanon. But three days of fighting took a toll on many who live at the camp.
• Presidential Candidates Weigh Immigration Issue
  Those running for president are paying close attention to a Senate bill that would overhaul immigration policy. Party politics shape their opinions. All of them acknowledge the benefit of a guest worker program as well as the importance of family unification.
• Safety Worries a Problem for Drug Makers
  It has been a rough spell for big pharmaceutical companies. The latest blow is research that shows users of the diabetes drug Avandia increase their risk of heart attack. The concerns about drug safety are pressuring the bottom line as well.
• Grant Program Fails Louisiana Storm Victims
  More than 1,000 homeowners in Louisiana are still waiting for payment from a government program that was supposed to assist victims of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Officials say the program is still short billions of dollars.
• House to Firm Lobbying and Ethics Laws
  House Democrats are expected to vote Wednesday on two bills that would strengthen laws governing lobbying and campaign contributions. The bill's prospects in the Senate are unclear.
• Goodling Cites Politicized Decisions at Justice
  Monica Goodling, the Justice Department's former White House liaison, tells a House panel that she and her Justice colleagues played politics with hiring decisions and that the White House was deeply involved in the firing of eight U.S. attorneys.
• House Targets Gas-Price Gouging
  On Capitol Hill, the House approved a bill that would ban price gouging on gasoline. A joint House-Senate committee discuss a radical idea: force the five major oil companies to break up.
• Gas Prices: 'Relative Misery' Around the Globe
  Gas prices differ around the country because of things like state taxes. In some areas, U.S. gas prices are close to $4 a gallon. But they pale in comparison to what people of many other nations pay at the pump.
• High-Tech Industry Opposes Immigration Bill
  The high-tech industry is making known it's opposition to an immigration bill being debated on Capitol Hill. Industry leaders say the bill won't do enough to compensate for a shortage of skilled workers and makes it more difficult to hire qualified people from overseas.
• Farm Industry to Struggle without Guest Workers
  The agricultural industry has been calling for a guest worker program for years. It says labor shortages causes fruit to go unpicked and crops that aren't harvested. Farmers and agricultural workers in California's Central Valley discuss proposals to legalize the current undocumented immigrant population.
• U.S., China Talks End with Little Progress
  Trade talks with China ended Wednesday with only a short list of accomplishments. Officials agreed to set up new air routes and cooperate on "clean" coal-burning technology. U.S. problems with China's currency strategy are unresolved.
• NYC to Use Hybrid Taxis, Minnesota Bird Power
  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says by the year 2012, every one of the 13,000 taxis in the nation's largest city will have to be a fuel-efficient hybrid. Then, in Minnesota there's a new kind of power plant: instead of using coal or gas, it will use tons of waste from thousands and thousands of turkeys and other birds.
• Student with Cerebral Palsy to Graduate
  Sumner Spence has cerebral palsy, but this evening he is set to get his degree and will address fellow graduates at the University of Delaware in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.
• Oregon Environmental Activists Sentenced
  In Oregon, a federal judge has begun sentencing a group of environmental activists who pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy and arson from 1996 to 2001. Are they terrorists, as prosecutors assert?
• Letters: Turtles, Tony Blair and Nuclear Proliferation
  Listeners respond to reports about a bill before Congress that would lift a ban on selling baby turtles, an interview with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, and nuclear proliferation.

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